James Newton III (1721 - 1801)

Born 27 Jun 1721 in Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Downs) Newton — married 14 Oct 1742 in Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 15 Jan 1801 at age 79 in Norwich, Windsor, Vermont, United States

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Biography

James Newton III was born 27 Jun 1721 in Colchester, Hartford, Connecticut Colony.^[1][2][3]

He was the son of James Newton Jr and Susannah Wyatt.^[1][2]

James married Hannah Downs 14 Oct 1742 in Colchester, Connecticut Colony.^[4][5]

Children of James and Hannah and include

• John (174?-)^[5]
• William (174?-)^[5]
• Israel (174?-)^[5]
• Elias (1756–1811)^[5]
• Lydia (1760–1822)^[5]
• Lois (1767-1834)^[5]
  

  James Newton III served with the Connecticut Colonial Army during the French and Indian War.
  Unit(s): 4th Regiment, 3rd Company

James Newton III served with Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

James may have been a prisoner of war in the Revolutionary War and treated for palsey 3 Aug 1778. See Notes section below.^[7]

The following note was found among his daughter Lydia’s papers by her great grandson and published in the Boston Transcript of 19 Feb 1913:

Norwich, July 20, 1819

"My father his name was James Newton he was maried to hannah downs my mother. My father was 21 when maried. My mother was 18 both of old Colchester. I was borne in that town 1760 and lived thare til the eage of 7 years. Then my father moved to Novescotha, whare we lived one year and a half. Then swopt farms with one darrow which had a lot of wild land in tolland thirty miles north of colchester and moved back to new inglon(England). We was forty days on our voige we sailed from -----the town we lived in and went to spensers ilond(island) and thare dropt ancor and had to ly thare eaght days for a fare wind then we sailed out into the ochen, the next land we made was cannebou whare we was detaned eleaven days then sailed to newburyport.”^[5]

James died 15 Jan 1801 (aged 79) in Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont. He is buried at Meeting House Hill Cemetery in Norwich.^[3]

Notes

The revolutionary war source could have been a different James. His name on a Connecticut or Vermont muster roll would increase the confidence level that James of this profile was a veteran of this war and possibly the same prisoner of war.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPSF-9R1S : 21 September 2019), James Newton, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272241.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Taintor, Charles Micaiell. Extracts from the Records of Colchester (Case, Lockwood & Co., Hartford, Conn., 1864) Page 84.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKQ-58G : Tue Oct 31 15:11:41 UTC 2023), Entry for James Newton, Jan 1801.
4. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS1-9CPW : 21 September 2019), Hannah Downs, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 007833261.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7} Leonard, Ermina. Newton Genealogy, Genealogical, Biographical, Historical (Bernard Ammidown Leonard, Wisconsin, 1915) Page 740.
6. ↑ Connecticut Historical Society. Rolls of Connecticut Men in the French and Indian War, 1755-1762. Vol. I-II. Hartford, CT, USA: Connecticut Historical Society, 1903-1905 Ancestry Record 3983 #23078
   Given Name James
   Surname Newton
   Page # 216
   Location Connecticut
   Regiment Fourth
   Regt.Command Fitch, Eleazer Colonel & Captain
   Company Third
   Co.Command Durkee, John Major & Captain
   Campaign Year 1760
   Source List Muster Role
7. ↑ "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-SG6W : 15 March 2018), James Newten, 13 Aug 1778; citing 13 Aug 1778, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,414.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LWC8-BV7
• Find A Grave: Memorial #40037915, (accessed 04 December 2023), memorial page for James Newton (27 Jun 1721–15 Jan 1801), citing Meeting House Hill Cemetery, Norwich, Windsor County, Vermont, USA; Maintained by Mary Ellen (Butler) DiCarlo (contributor 46926618).